- ohitorisama one person, one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
Used in restaurants, shops, or hotels to indicate 'for one person' (e.g., a table for one). Also used euphemistically in media to describe a single, often middle-aged, woman without family.
お一人様ですか。
Ohitorisama desu ka.
Are you by yourself?
お一人様用の席があります。
Ohitorisama-yō no seki ga arimasu.
There are seats for single customers.
⚖️ Often confused with 'hitori' (one person), but 'ohitorisama' is a polite form, and in consumer contexts it specifically refers to a single customer.
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